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Constantiaberg West

Cape Town, Western Cape

Today

Not flyable

9 km/h SW · not flyable

FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain

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Wed 26 · 17h00 · 🤔 1 stars · 162m tops

Soarable tops — 7-day

Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Constantiaberg West.

p75 — typical flyable dayp95 — exceptional dayBar height = soarable tops (hwcrit)

▸Detailed forecast table

Time	Stars	Tops (m)	Sfc Wind	BL Wind	BL Top	BL Ht (m)	Thermal (m/s)	BL Cloud %	Sun %	Temp (°C)	Dewpt (°C)	Rain (mm)	Pres (hPa)	Student
Thu 20Clear	Stars	Tops (m)	Sfc Wind	BL Wind	BL Top	BL Ht (m)	Thermal (m/s)	BL Cloud %	Sun %	Temp (°C)	Dewpt (°C)	Rain (mm)	Pres (hPa)	Student
08h	—	216	11 SE	11 SE	11 SE	224	0.0	0%	46%	11	10.1	0	1026	—
11h	—	736	17 S	17 SSE	13 SE	1093	2.0	0%	90%	16.8	8.5	0	1027	—
14h	—	823	15 S	17 SSE	11 SE	1177	2.0	0%	94%	18.1	7.3	0	1025	—
17h	—	109	17 SSE	24 SSE	22 SSE	472	1.0	0%	86%	15.6	8.4	0	1024	—
Fri 21Clear	Stars	Tops (m)	Sfc Wind	BL Wind	BL Top	BL Ht (m)	Thermal (m/s)	BL Cloud %	Sun %	Temp (°C)	Dewpt (°C)	Rain (mm)	Pres (hPa)	Student
08h	—	216	24 ESE	22 ESE	22 ESE	224	0.0	0%	67%	10.3	9	0	1021	—
11h	—	420	7 ESE	4 E	4 ENE	714	2.0	0%	95%	20.4	6.4	0	1020	—
14h	—	483	9 SW	2 NW	7 NE	735	2.0	0%	98%	21.3	7.7	0	1018	—
17h	—	109	6 SSE	4 SSE	0 E	460	1.0	0%	91%	19.6	9.3	0	1017	—
Sat 22Clear	Stars	Tops (m)	Sfc Wind	BL Wind	BL Top	BL Ht (m)	Thermal (m/s)	BL Cloud %	Sun %	Temp (°C)	Dewpt (°C)	Rain (mm)	Pres (hPa)	Student
08h	—	216	13 NW	11 NW	11 NW	224	0.0	0%	68%	11.5	10.8	0	1024	—
11h	—	480	17 NNW	20 NW	22 W	729	2.0	38%	95%	16.4	10.9	0	1026	—
14h	—	550	19 NNW	24 NW	28 W	801	2.0	74%	98%	16.9	11.1	0	1026	—
17h	—	109	13 NNW	19 NNW	22 NW	313	1.0	54%	12%	14.5	11.6	0	1026	—
Sun 23Clear	Stars	Tops (m)	Sfc Wind	BL Wind	BL Top	BL Ht (m)	Thermal (m/s)	BL Cloud %	Sun %	Temp (°C)	Dewpt (°C)	Rain (mm)	Pres (hPa)	Student
08h	—	216	11 ESE	11 ESE	11 ESE	224	0.0	0%	69%	11.1	10.7	0	1029	—
11h	—	462	15 SE	17 SE	11 SE	728	1.0	2%	95%	15.4	10	0	1028	—
14h	—	539	11 SE	11 SE	4 SSE	833	2.0	0%	98%	17.3	7.9	0	1026	—
17h	—	216	13 SE	15 SSE	13 SSE	517	1.0	0%	99%	15	9.2	0	1025	—
Mon 24Clear	Stars	Tops (m)	Sfc Wind	BL Wind	BL Top	BL Ht (m)	Thermal (m/s)	BL Cloud %	Sun %	Temp (°C)	Dewpt (°C)	Rain (mm)	Pres (hPa)	Student
08h	—	2	30 SSE	37 SE	43 SE	144	0.0	0%	61%	14.8	10.1	0	1025	—
11h	—	2	30 S	31 SSE	37 SSE	166	0.0	0%	94%	15.6	11.6	0	1025	—
14h	—	2	33 S	35 SSE	41 SSE	174	0.0	0%	98%	16.1	11.1	0	1024	—
17h	—	2	50 SE	57 SE	61 SE	197	0.0	0%	100%	15.8	10.1	0	1023	—
Tue 25Clear	Stars	Tops (m)	Sfc Wind	BL Wind	BL Top	BL Ht (m)	Thermal (m/s)	BL Cloud %	Sun %	Temp (°C)	Dewpt (°C)	Rain (mm)	Pres (hPa)	Student
08h	—	2	39 ESE	37 ESE	39 ESE	69	0.0	0%	63%	17.7	7	0	1022	—
11h	—	2	7 NNE	9 NE	9 NE	10	0.0	0%	94%	16.3	8.8	0	—	—
14h	—	2	2 E	2 N	2 N	10	0.0	0%	98%	18.9	7.2	0	1021	—
17h	—	2	44 ESE	41 ESE	39 ESE	60	0.0	0%	100%	20.5	10.2	0	—	—
Wed 26Clear	Stars	Tops (m)	Sfc Wind	BL Wind	BL Top	BL Ht (m)	Thermal (m/s)	BL Cloud %	Sun %	Temp (°C)	Dewpt (°C)	Rain (mm)	Pres (hPa)	Student
08h	—	162	26 N	22 N	24 N	220	0.0	0%	64%	17.1	4.7	0	—	—
11h	—	162	19 N	20 NNW	22 NNW	272	1.0	0%	94%	27.2	4.7	0	—	—
14h	—	162	19 WNW	20 WNW	24 WNW	359	1.0	0%	98%	26.2	4.8	0	—	—
17h	🤔	162	7 WNW	7 WNW	9 WNW	223	0.0	0%	100%	22.5	5.8	0	—	—

Data flag: The guide has a single combined "Constantiaberg" entry rather than separate East/West launches — description below covers the general massif, not this specific launch.

A thermic site on the Constantiaberg massif above the Tokai forest and Cape Town's southern suburbs, reached only after a long walk from limited vehicle access.

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Table Mountain National Park requirements

Licence required: Advance Grade licence for paragliding (Basic-licence pilots only under supervision); B grade for hang gliding (no A-licence sign-offs) — some Silvermine launches require C grade.

Access needs prior permission from SAFCOL as well as TMNP, via the cyclists' car park near Tokai Manor House — collect the gate key from the attendant, then drive to a point on the mast road about a kilometre before the mast, overlooking Hout Bay. Maximum two vehicles, none left unattended; pilots should be dropped off rather than parking along the road, and vehicle access is time-restricted around hiker traffic. No night flying, no damaging vegetation. (Per the Oct 2004 TMNP EMP — confirm current requirements with SAHPA/TMNP.)

Hazards & cautions

Watch for berg-wind conditions — don't fly in strong or gusty wind.

Launch & landing

Launch from a bend in the road about a kilometre before the radio mast overlooking Hout Bay (west side), or from the crest above the last bend below the mast (east side) — roughly 700m above the valley (850m ASL, 1200m ceiling). Land on Hout Bay beach (west) or at the school field beside Tokai Manor House (east), avoiding the vineyards, golf estate, and any fields used for horses.

Access

Vehicle access to the mast requires prior arrangement and a gate key; a 4x4 or diff-lock vehicle is preferred for the climb. On foot, the walk in from the end of the Noordhoek access road takes over an hour.

Background

Roughly 20km recorded via Devil's Peak to La Med (Allen).

Flying conditions

Wind recommendation

Flyable directions

WSW, W, WNW

Wind speed range

0–18 km/h

Student site

Quick facts

Grade: Sport
Region: Cape Town
Distance from Cape Town: 14 km (straight-line)
Coordinates: -34.0478°S, 18.3877°E

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